Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Dilacerate
Di·lac′er·ate (dĭ·lăs′ẽr·āt or dā·), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilacerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dilacerating.] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.] To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. Sir T. Browne.